This map was made for me by George Bent, to illustrate the movements of the Indians at the time of the fight with Col. Blunts force, in the summer or early fall of 1864. 1. He has marked on the head of Walnut Cr which he calls Ash Cr the "Chey and Arap Village, 1864" Just east of this village he marks a dot and the words "Blunt's Battle." That is the scene of the fight. 2. He marks "Blunt's trail" running from Ft. Larned up Pawnee Fork and the across to the Indian camp on Ash Creek. Pawnee fork he marks "Call by all Indians Red Sleeves Creek." 3. He marks the trail used by the Indians in retiring after the Blunt fight-- it runs west from the head of Ash Cr, the turns n-e and goes to the Smoky Hill at the mouth of Rush Creek, where Black Kettle was in camp with his band of Cheyennes. Rush Cr isBent's name for the modern Ladder Creek.This trail Bent marks "Trail after B. (Blunt) Fight." And he marks Black Kettle's camp, "Black Kettle's Chey camp 1864"
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This map was made for me by George Bent, to illustrate the movements of the Indians at the time of the fight with Col. Blunts force, in the summer or early fall of 1864. 1. He has marked on the head of Walnut Cr which he calls Ash Cr the "Chey and Arap Village, 1864" Just east of this village he marks a dot and the words "Blunt's Battle." That is the scene of the fight. 2. He marks "Blunt's trail" running from Ft. Larned up Pawnee Fork and the across to the Indian camp on Ash Creek. Pawnee fork he marks "Call by all Indians Red Sleeves Creek." 3. He marks the trail used by the Indians in retiring after the Blunt fight-- it runs west from the head of Ash Cr, the turns n-e and goes to the Smoky Hill at the mouth of Rush Creek, where Black Kettle was in camp with his band of Cheyennes. Rush Cr isBent's name for the modern Ladder Creek.This trail Bent marks "Trail after B. (Blunt) Fight." And he marks Black Kettle's camp, "Black Kettle's Chey camp 1864"
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